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Numbers of Production Occupations in Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Production Occupations
Year Number
2006 5,670
2007 6,310
2008 5,970
2009 4,980
2010 4,980
2011 5,810
2012 5,610
2013 5,670
2014 6,610
2015 14,400
2016 17,550
2017 18,420
2018 17,660
2019 16,710

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Year Number
2006 430
2007 420
2008 420
2009 390
2010 390
2011 380
2012 410
2013 480
2014 500
2015 1,350
2016 1,490
2017 1,640
2018 1,580
2019 1,530

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 330

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 40

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Year Number
2010 0
2011 40
2012 0
2013 170
2014 130
2015 0
2016 310
2017 370
2018 500
2019 290

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Year Number
2015 0
2016 0

Team Assemblers
Year Number
2006 1,270
2007 1,310
2008 1,360
2009 990
2010 790
2011 740
2012 1,310
2013 920
2014 1,210
2015 2,440
2016 2,490

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2011 510
2012 480
2013 390
2014 70
2015 120
2016 120
2019 0

Bakers
Year Number
2006 110
2007 70
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 140
2013 150
2014 90
2015 150
2016 140
2017 90
2018 100
2019 60

Butchers and Meat Cutters
Year Number
2006 70
2007 40
2008 40
2009 90
2010 110
2011 140
2012 0
2013 0
2015 110
2016 70
2017 60
2018 90
2019 140

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Year Number
2015 370
2016 530
2017 580
2018 1,010

Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Year Number
2011 60
2012 90
2013 70
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 150
2019 0

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2009 0
2010 0
2011 40
2012 50
2015 40
2016 80
2017 130
2018 120
2019 0

Food Batchmakers
Year Number
2006 60
2007 90
2009 60
2010 100
2011 130
2012 190
2013 220
2014 220
2015 0
2016 1,060
2017 1,380
2018 1,040
2019 970

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 0
2008 0
2011 40
2015 60
2016 60

Food Processing Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 50
2016 70
2017 60

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 0
2014 90
2015 190
2016 140
2017 0
2018 330
2019 280

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2016 30
2018 40

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 250
2007 140
2008 90
2009 0
2010 120
2011 150
2012 250
2013 350
2014 270
2015 0
2016 760
2017 760
2018 860
2019 830

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 40
2007 60
2011 0
2012 0
2014 0
2015 160
2016 210
2017 200
2018 210
2019 200

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2016 40

Machinists
Year Number
2006 110
2007 180
2008 250
2009 260
2010 230
2011 220
2012 80
2013 100
2014 210
2015 540
2016 550
2017 580
2018 630
2019 590

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 140
2007 190
2008 240
2009 150
2010 80
2011 80
2012 200
2013 210
2014 370
2015 480
2016 820
2017 1,010
2018 1,160
2019 1,190

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2007 0
2008 110
2011 40
2015 390
2016 410
2017 170
2018 200
2019 170

Tool and Die Makers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 60
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70
2011 90
2012 80
2014 90
2015 220
2016 220
2017 170
2018 140
2019 140

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Year Number
2006 340
2007 470
2008 440
2009 410
2010 280
2011 220
2012 150
2013 310
2014 530
2015 1,360
2016 1,280
2017 1,270
2018 1,260
2019 1,250

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 0
2012 80
2014 0
2015 160
2016 0
2019 40

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2006 40
2007 30
2015 70
2016 30
2019 40

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0
2012 80
2015 0
2016 40

Printing Press Operators
Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 150
2009 180
2010 110
2011 100
2012 100
2013 90
2014 60
2015 150
2016 180
2017 170
2018 170
2019 170

Print Binding and Finishing Workers
Year Number
2015 30
2016 40
2017 40

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Year Number
2006 110
2007 100
2008 110
2009 110
2010 110
2011 100
2012 120
2013 110
2014 100
2015 140
2016 160
2017 190
2018 160
2019 150

Sewing Machine Operators
Year Number
2006 130
2007 130
2008 100
2009 100
2010 130
2011 100
2012 100
2013 140
2014 130
2015 190
2016 170
2017 270
2018 200
2019 220

Upholsterers
Year Number
2018 0
2019 0

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2009 0
2010 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Furniture Finishers
Year Number
2017 0
2018 80
2019 100

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Year Number
2006 150
2007 120
2008 60
2009 60
2010 100
2011 70
2012 50
2013 70
2014 190
2015 240
2016 370
2017 230
2018 300
2019 310

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Year Number
2006 140
2007 330
2008 370
2009 260
2010 0
2011 90
2012 40
2013 0
2014 280
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 920
2019 880

Power Plant Operators
Year Number
2007 80
2009 0
2010 0
2011 40
2015 80
2016 80
2017 90
2018 0
2019 70

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Year Number
2006 310
2007 240
2008 100
2009 110
2010 140
2011 200
2012 160
2013 120
2014 120
2015 250
2016 190
2017 230
2018 0
2019 190

Plant and System Operators, All Other
Year Number
2019 30

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2016 50
2017 80
2018 80
2019 90

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2008 120
2009 100
2010 100
2011 40
2012 70
2013 80
2014 80
2015 290
2016 420
2017 130
2018 240
2019 120

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2011 40
2012 30
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 160
2019 130

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Year Number
2006 40
2015 40
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 90
2007 110
2008 140
2009 130
2010 210
2011 150
2012 0
2013 150
2014 200
2015 300
2016 280
2017 480
2018 540
2019 580

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Year Number
2006 0
2010 40

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 180
2007 210
2008 100
2009 210
2010 190
2011 190
2012 130
2013 90
2014 80
2015 140
2016 170
2017 130
2018 90
2019 90

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2006 60
2007 60
2008 150
2009 120
2010 120
2015 180
2016 200
2017 210
2018 220
2019 190

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2008 40
2010 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 250
2018 380
2019 320

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Year Number
2006 270
2007 270
2008 250
2009 200
2010 270
2011 210
2012 200
2013 230
2014 350
2015 860
2016 820
2017 920
2018 1,080
2019 990

Dental Laboratory Technicians
Year Number
2015 90
2016 0
2019 30

Medical Appliance Technicians
Year Number
2017 140

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2006 500
2007 440
2008 380
2009 420
2010 380
2011 520
2012 390
2013 450
2014 350
2015 860
2016 890
2017 1,310
2018 1,420
2019 1,910

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Year Number
2008 40

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2007 190
2008 160
2009 170
2010 160
2011 210
2012 220
2013 250
2014 360
2015 430
2016 470
2017 510
2018 730
2019 760

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Year Number
2012 30
2015 40

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Year Number
2006 140
2007 120
2008 110
2010 50
2011 120
2012 0
2013 0
2014 80
2015 450
2016 530
2017 570
2018 470
2019 620

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Year Number
2015 70
2016 80
2017 80
2018 70
2019 60

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Year Number
2017 50
2018 30
2019 50

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Year Number
2015 70
2016 90
2017 80
2018 60
2019 60

Helpers--Production Workers
Year Number
2006 530
2007 260
2008 190
2009 340
2010 340
2011 380
2012 110
2013 230
2014 140
2015 610
2016 470
2017 480
2018 300
2019 220

Production Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 410
2008 260
2012 270
2013 290
2014 310
2015 590
2016 530
2017 460
2018 330
2019 370